5 Stocks Pulling The Services Sector Downward

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All three major indices are trading down today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 22 points (-0.2%) at 14,556 as of Monday, April 1, 2013, 12:50 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 762 issues advancing vs. 2,184 declining with 121 unchanged.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the sector lower today:

5. Walt Disney ( DIS) is one of the companies pushing the Services sector lower today. As of noon trading, Walt Disney is down $0.30 (-0.5%) to $56.50 on average volume Thus far, 4.4 million shares of Walt Disney exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $56.15-$57.14 after having opened the day at $56.85 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $56.80.

The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. Its Media Networks segment engages in broadcast television network, television production and distribution, television stations, broadcast radio networks and stations, and publishing and digital operations. Walt Disney has a market cap of $102.5 billion and is part of the media industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.3, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 14.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Walt Disney a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Walt Disney as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Walt Disney Ratings Report now.